Tuesday, August 7, 2018

SOLID GROUND – Made in Rock (Scam, 1976)

English vocals
International relevance: ***

An extreme rarity much appreciated by fans of heavy rock with traces of major bands like Black Sabbath and Deep Purple. Lots of intense guitar work courtesy of Björn Uhr and loud drumming by Anders Berge. All the elements to attract collectors are there but I think ”Made in Rock” is just as overrated as Epizootic, and for the same reasons. The surface is right with all the typical requested moves but the songs are lacking in originality and content. This is just another run of the mill mid-70's hard rock album too void of musical merits to substantiate its position as a much sought-after classic.

The album was engineered by Hazze Östlund of Swedish 60's pop band Hep Stars.

The album has been released with the pre-Solid Ground Scam Records 45 by 4 Ever, both sides of Solid Ground's 1975 single, plus a handful of tracks recorded in 2006 with a different singer.

Full album playlist with bonus tracks

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